Chamblet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 27.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chamblet (INSEE 03052) is in Allier (03), part of CC Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté. Population 1,074 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/03052-chamblet
Vitality score
Vitality score 27.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 13,898 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES DELICES DE CHAMBLET). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LA RENAISSANCE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHAMBLET AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MOTS PASSANT). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (NOUVEL'HAIR BY SOMERTA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LES DELICES DE CHAMBLET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LA RENAISSANCE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CHAMBLET AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MOTS PASSANT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | NOUVEL'HAIR BY SOMERTA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,090 (2012) → 1,074 (2023): -1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,046 (1990) → 1,074 (2023): 2.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 532, of which 2.3 % second homes and 9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chamblet): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Néris-les-Bains): 3.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Commentry): 5.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Malicorne): 4.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Chamblet): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the COMMENTRY weather station, 5.5 km away at 370 m; the village itself is at 349 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MONTLUCON, 8.8 km away at 207 m, over 10 summers. [12]
That station sits 142 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 792 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at COMMENTRY, 5.5 km away at 370 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03052/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03052/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03052/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03052/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03052
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03195
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03082
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03159
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andel | 22 | 463 km NW | 1,180 | 35.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pancé | 35 | 372 km NW | 1,159 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouère | 53 | 295 km NW | 1,058 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coudray | 53 | 301 km NW | 869 | 42.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moisenay | 77 | 248 km N | 1,362 | 31.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mouzeuil-Saint-Martin | 85 | 283 km W | 1,233 | 31.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moisenay | 77 | 248 km N | 1,362 | 31.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mouzeuil-Saint-Martin | 85 | 283 km W | 1,233 | 31.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouère | 53 | 295 km NW | 1,058 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coudray | 53 | 301 km NW | 869 | 42.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pancé | 35 | 372 km NW | 1,159 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Andel | 22 | 463 km NW | 1,180 | 35.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Chamblet's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moissat | 63 | 80 km SE | 1,253 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pouilly-lès-Feurs | 42 | 132 km SE | 1,231 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Marcel | 01 | 181 km E | 1,340 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barbières | 26 | 244 km SE | 1,143 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sevrey | 71 | 170 km E | 1,201 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Roche-Vineuse | 71 | 155 km E | 1,570 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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